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Syncope in Pediatric Patients
Syncope is the sudden loss of consciousness and postural tone with spontaneous recovery precipitated by cerebral dysfunction. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full January 18, 2010 Issue in PDF
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Cardiac Biomarkers: How to Use Them Wisely
How the use of cardiac biomarkers has changed. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full January 18, 2010 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Hospital Medicine Alert - Full February, 2010 Issue in PDF
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Clostridium difficile Diarrheal Disease in Children
Do children < 1-year-old actually develop diarrhea due to C. difficile? What should be the patient age cutoff below which laboratories should reject any stools for C. difficile testing? How will the new state-of-the-art molecular tests influence the interpretation of results in children? -
Drug Compliance and Persistence — A Major Public Health Problem
Patients who adhered to prescribed anti-hypertensive medication experienced a significantly decreased risk of acute cardiovascular events, yet only 6 months after diagnosis, only 8.1% of patients were classified as having high adherence, 40.5% demonstrated intermediate adherence, and 51.4% demonstrated low adherence to prescribed medication regimens. -
SDS Accreditation Update: Patient grievance process is given a second look
In 1999, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) established a hospital Patient's Rights' Condition of Participation (CoP). -
SDS Accreditation Update: Joint Commission, AAAHC report most common problems with compliance
One of the most challenging areas for hospitals and ambulatory organizations undergoing accreditation is meeting National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) 02.03.01 requiring organizations to improve the timeliness of reporting and receipt of critical tests and critical results and values. -
Latest research on obstructive sleep apnea
Researchers at the University of Chicago have discovered a technique that is able to determine whether a child has obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by screening their urine.